Meat-hook support or bracket



(No Model.)

J. PINNEGAN.

MEAT HOOK SUPPORT 0R BRACKET.

No. 361,154. Patented Apr. 12, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' JOH FINNEGAN, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

-|VlEAT-HOO K SUPPORT OR BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent lio. 361,154, dated April12, 1387- Application filed March 1, i886. Serial No. 193,032. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOH FINNEGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeat-Hook Supports or Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedbracket or support with adjustable hooks. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionof same on line a: m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of same online 2 y, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an inverted plan of brace, box or bearing,and pintle. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective detail of inner end of armand pintle. Fig. 6 is an enlargedperspective of box for arm and pintle.Fig. 7 is a perspective of nut, showing inner side. Fig.

8 is a perspective of hook, taken from rear side. Fig. 9 is aperspective of hook removed from end of arm.

My invention has for its object to provide a detachable and separablemeathook bracket or support.

A further object of my invention is to pro- 1 vide a bracket withdetachable and adjustable hooks.

My invention 'consists in the peculiar construction and combinations .ofparts, hereinafter fully described and specifically claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A designates the bracket,consisting, essentially, of the horizontal arm B, the brace O, and theboxes or bearings D E, by which the bracket is fastened to a stall-baror other fixture. A depending lug, b, is cast or formed on the underside of arm B, and the-upper end of brace (J is formed with a depressionor recess of corresponding shape to receive said lug. On the oppositeside of the brace another recess is formed and receives a straightedgedshoulder or projection, f, on a nut, F, the latter having a threadedopening, f, which receives the end of a fastening screw or bolt, f",passed through from the opposite side, as shown. By means of thisconstruction the arm and its brace are held firmly at their junction,but may be separated or disjointed when desired or necessary.

The lower end of the brace is formed with a pintle, c, which passes intoa box, D, fastened to the. bar or fixture H by screws d d. The box D maybe in two pieces, as shown, or may be made in one piece. opening, (1,for the pintle c, and a lateral opening, d for a fastening-screw, I,whose inner end enters an annular groove, 0, in the pintle c, and soprevents the brace or the bracket, of which it forms a part, from beinglifted out of position while the screw is vin place. v

The arm B at its outer extremity terminates in a detachable hook, K,having two cars, k k, which fit in the grooved sides of the arm and arefastened by a bolt and nut, and its inner end is formed or provided witha pintle, b, which enters a vertical opening, 6, in the box E, thelatter being fastened to bar or fixture H by screws 6 e. The box E maybe in two separate pieces, as shown, or may be cast or formed in onepiece. The pintle b has a lateral projection or lug, b and the opening 6in the box E is formed with an offset or groove, 6 through which thislug passes when the pintle is being inserted. After this is done, andwhen the projection b gets below the box E, the arm Bis turned around orswung horizontally until it stands at right angles to the bar or fixtureH,which carries the lug b away from-or out of alignment with the groove6'. The screw l,which before wasloose, is now turned in ti ght,and thebracket is thus secured against vertical movement out of itsv boxes bothat top and bottom.

The bar B is channeled or grooved horizontally from end to end, havingribs or beads m m and a web, m between said ribs. The Web m has a numberof elongated slots, m through which pass screws or n, that fasten hooksN N in position on said bar. These hooks on their inner or rear sideshave straight-edged shoulders n n,that fit between the ribs m m on oneIt has a vertical side of the arm B, there being nuts F with 5 thestraight-edge shoulders f fitted between the ribs m m on the oppositeside of the bars. The shoulders f of the hook-nuts F enter the slots of,and so prevent said nuts from turning. The hooks F may be all on oneside of 10;.

the bar B, but are preferably arranged in alternating order on oppositesides, as shown.

To adjust thehooks lengthwise of the bracket, their screws are turnedloose, then slid along in the bar-slots, and then tightened.

That I claim as my invention is 1. In a meat-hook support or bracket,the combination, with bar or fixture H and the horizontalhook-sustaining arm B, pivotally attached to the upper end of thefixture, and formed with the vertical lug 1), depending from its loweredge and located at one side thereof, of the oblique brace G, pivotallyattached to the lower end of the fixture, and formed with a. lateralrecess on its upper end to receive the lug b, said arm and brace beingsecured to gether by a detachable screw, f and nut 1 substantially asshown and described.

2. The combination, with the braeketarm B, having ribs or beads on m andweb of, of the hook K, having ears 7: k, and bolt and nut 7t",substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the bracket-arm B, having slots m formed in thevertical web of said arm, of adjustable hooks N, secured to said arm byhorizontal bolts or screws n passing through said slots, substantiallyas shown and described.

4. The combination, with the bracket-arm B, having ribs or beads on in,web W, and slots on, of hooks N, having shoulders to a, screws n, andnuts F, with shoulder f, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this24th day of February, 1886.

JOHA FINNEGAN.

Witnesses:

M. D. CONNOLLY, R. DALE Sriinniiwn.

